Vending-machine.



H. H. GoLlnsTElN.

.fENDiNG MACHINE.

APPLICATIUN FILED Nov. 4.. 19:5.

2 SHEETSA--SHEET I imma Feb. 27,191?

H. H. GOLDSTEIN. VENDING MACHINE. AFPLICAUON FILED NOV. 4. |9l5.

Patented Feb.27,1917. l

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end or cross bar 32 and a, cross bar 33 aphereinbefore escribed as receiving the purtenant to eachv slide opening A springthrust of the springalso constitutes` u ide containing tubeyB-t. has its env secured 1n that, touches the edge of the'tube Mangiarethe wall 32 and'ber 33 in each slide openingt vents turning movement of the push rod and a vending slide actuatin spring 35 is 'sufficiently to disengage the pin 48 from the `tocated'in thls tube' surrounding the push slot in the lever.' v rod 30, one end of lthe spring thrusting A cap plate 50 is located over the coin against the bar 33 and the opposite end .slidewayopposite the magnet, this cap plate, against a. in 49 that' rests against a cross in the arran ement shown herein, bein 'seplece 36 o the vending slide. This tube 34 cured to an projecting from that Wal bf i prevents the spring from becoming inoperathe' opening 42opposite the magnet. As `git -tive should it break and the tube extends appears in Fig. l the outer lend of this ca` through the cross ieee 36' and has a fin 37 .plate is necessarily shown as unsupported, on its upper sur ace `"to revent vturning this in order to illustrateits position with movement of the tube and a-lse or spurious respect-to the slideway.` In many instances 80. objects, fraudulently introduced into the the magnetic force 'of the magnet would bell machine, from lodglhg upon the tube and s0 great as to lift the edge of a device, susl thereby clo ging the mechanism. ceptible tothe magnetic iniluence, iof Afrom The ven ing slides are eachy composed of the shelf opposite the magnetand place such a side 38 havin 'cross pieces 36 and 51"` a device Hatwise across the arms of the magtop piece 39, am? a pusher 40 integral threnet. Thecap plate'effeetually vprevents this with, each slide also including a removaction. i able side piece 41 secured in"place in any The cross piece 51 projects from the unsuitable manner to form an opening 42 der side of the vending slideyor pusher, and through the vending sl'ide.- These sides are has an opening of a size to receive'the push of considerable Width and are Wider at the rod but .of'a Width less than the diamebottom than at the top forming an open ter of a coin to beA used inthe device. sided box like structure to inclose the coin It will readily be seen that a coininsertoperated mechanism and also an inclosed ed through 011B of the Coin Slots 44 Will paSS, 30 passage throu h Which slugs and other exbylgravity,'to the lower end of the coin 95 traneous artic es are conducted to the tray Slideway and into the position Shown .liu 16. The tapered shape of the sides enables .Fig 1 Where it restsupon the lips 29 at the the slide-ways for. coins to be disposed in forward' end thereof. When'- Vthe vCese vis an inclined positionA so that spurious de- Placed in a Substantially leVelpOSitOll 1.10

vices will" move slowly enough to permit Imomentum of the coin will entry it Past the complete action of a device for removing Wide-part of the slideway and retain it on the spurious devices from the slideway. the Shelves flllUghOllt-S entire IDOVGII'CH- Coin shelves 43 extend along eachfslde wall When it has reached the position shown in 4o of the opening 42,in an' inclined position to Fig. 1` pressure upon the push rodl 30 will constitute a slideway for a coin, the slides move it against lthe tension ofthe spring i???l being norma'll positioned to locate' these against the coin, pushingthe latter against slileways underneath the coin :slots 44 the cross piece 51 and thus causing movethSOugh-the cover-11 of .the case. A magnet ment ofthe vending slide and t-he pusher 4() 45, 45 forms a part of one side wall of each to crowd the bottom article in the goods slideway hat from the top t0 the lower chute lout at the rear side of said chute from 11o edge of thei'm'a'gn'e't, is of a width practically which it falls into the delivery chute 52. equal to that'soff'a'coin intended for use in Frequently a device of about the size of the machine,"butI below the' lmagnet is of a. a `coin and composed ,of metal that will 50 width so much greater than the diameter of respond to the action of the magnet is the coinv,that 'a fraudulent device, used in employed for the purpose of fraudulently l-154a place'ofia coin may move off the; shelf 43, obtaining goodsfromgithem'achine. The 1n0- A l this increase in width-ofthe slideway being mentum of such a fraudulent device vvill on the'magnet vs'ide fof said slideway, so that -besuliicient to cause it to pass'the magnet, l 55 tliefraudulent'device'muy move oil' the shelf.' the ca plate 50 vpreventing'.such ay device Y ofthe slidewayfon thesdeopposite the magfrom eing lifted, and as this fraudulent 120 net, andi will' do this when attracted by the device reaches th-lower edge of the magnet, magnet. f' the force of the latter will 'tend to draw the A clearing lever :46` is pivotallymounted, device quickly around su'ch lower edgel This 160 preferablyonfthe'side-wa1l=of{the opening 'will draw the oppositeedge of the device 42, oneedge fofglthis lever being formed to oil" from the shelf and its momentum aided 125 constitute.ajportion of the Acoin shelf, on by the action ofgravity will .force it from the magnet sideof the slidew'ay. An arm the attraction of the magnet, und such die-A 47 :ofthis: lever has a slot to receive a clear:y vice will, therefore,` fall betweenl the s'de v e5; ing leverbpera'ting pinj48 extending 'from parts of' the "vending slide andibac of a 1 the sideofithepush 'rod 30, and the pin 49, stop 53 projecting upwardly from the cross 13.0

I width from bottom to ing slide inserted therein from the top, a

to guide 4edges ofsaidfflanges ltow-ard each 'connected With the slide to operate it by the having a coin interposition of ft. having within the caseand having depending flanges forming a slide opening of uniform op to receive a vend-4 a con vending machine including a case said opening located within a slideway to vending slide side parts with and including guide a coin from said coin slot, vand means for operating the vending slide. y

5.- A vending machine i-ncluding'a case having a coinslot, ajsupporting plate located within vthe ease and having depending liauges forming a slide opening of uniform width from the bottom to the top, supporting lips located atthe lower edges of said flanges, a. vending slide loca-ted in said opening and having side parts with grooves forming a slideway to conduct a coin from said coin slot, and means for operating the .vending slide.

vending machine including a ease having a coin slot, a supporting plate located within the ease and having flanges forming a slide opening of uniform width from 'bottom to top to receive a vending slide insertible from-the top. said plate having cross bars'. extending between said iiangcs, a vending slide located within said opening, said vending slide including side parts' rising from its lower edge and located 1n grooves in one 0f Said cross bars and with' a cross piece-extending between' the lower edges of the sidepartsV Within said, slide opening, said side parts having a siideway' 'i a coin from said coin slot tof/ a po'- sltion in line with an opening in one of said plate, a pus'h rod mounted m and extending throughsaid cross liars and through said cross piece," and ,a spring depending a coin slot, a supporting pla-telocated in each "sid located between the" cross liar and said cross piece;

7. Al vending machine `rincluding a, .case having a coin slot, a

Within the case flanges forming a and having depending slide opening ing'slide insertible froin the top, vsaid plate having'rcross' bars 'extending between said fianges, lips extending lfrom the bottom other, a vending slide supported upon said lips .and having side parts located in grooves in one of said' cross bars and rising therefrom having slideways to guide the movements of a coin from said coinslot, a cross piece eX- tending between said side parts, a'push rod mounted in and cross bars and vthrmigh said cross piece, and al springmounted uponsaid push rod and thrusting against across bar anda cross piece. i

' 8. A vending machine including a of uniform- 'width from Ibottom' to top to receive` a vendextending` through said su'pporting plate located i A 'having `a l an opensided'box with a-llpped groove .in each. side forn'nng ashdeway to gulde' the and -opening extendin l .ca-ted within slot,

a supporting plate l0- cated within the case and havlng a groove for a vending slide with cross hars extendsaid groove, a vending slide logroove' and havin an in the direction of with a slideway extending across cated within said therethrough an v ing dlagonally `across said openm to the movements of a com from sai coin slot,

and cross piece, a spring upon said push rod, and a sleeve surrounding said spring and supported at its opposite ends in said cross bars.

9. A vending machine including a `case having a coin slot, a supporting plate lothe case and having a groove for a vending slide with cross bars extending across said groove, a vending slide located within said" groove and having an opening extending in the direction of depth therethrough and with a slideway extending diagonally across said opening to guide the movea coin from said coin slot, a cross piece extending across said opening, a push rod extending through sja'id cross bars and cross piece, a spring'upon said push "rod, and a sleeve surrounding said spring and supported at its opposite ends in said cross bars and cross pieces, said sleeve. having a fin extending lengthwise thereof and projecting from its upper surface.

10. A.' vending machine having a coin slot, vending slide including a case a comprismgan open sided box with a .lipped groove "forming a slideufjail7 to; guide, the

' oin frei-n movementsof a coin "from said coin slot,-a.

magnet forming a po'i'tion of oneside 0fthe latter wideningvoutbelow said magnet, andaneans-for operating the slidefi" ,v

12. A vending machine including a case coin slot,'a lvending slide comprising movements of a. com from .said coin slot, a, magnet located at one side a cap located. over the slideway at a-point opposite the magnet, 'and means for operating the.-\`?en -ling s'lide.

13 A vending macl1ine ,inch iding a case ,slidellocated wayto guide the movements of acoi-n om said com sloft,' a' magnet forming aV portion of one slde of said com slot, the latter Widenguide d [coin slot',` at-one side-of the slidelipped groove of the coin slot,

in out below said magnet, a cap overlying the slideweyI opposite said magnet, and means for operatingY the vending slide.

14. A vending machine including a ease 'having a coi-n slot, a vending slide spaced portion of said slideway. means for operating1 he vending slide. and connections hetween said operating means and lever l'or oppended across said slidewai adjacent to said opening. and means for operating the vending slide.

lo. vending machine including a case having a coin slot. a vending slide having'a slidewa'v to guide the movements of a coin from said coin slot and an opening to receive spurious devices. said slide having an opening extending in the direction of depth therethrough. a stop at the iront of said opening, a trap pivota'll v suspended across the slidewav hach4 ot' said stop and adjacent to said opening. .and means for operating the vending slide. V17. vending machine including a ease having a coin slot. a vending lslide spaced from `said coin slot and havin;r a slideway to guide tliemoveinents nl a coin iroinisaid coin slot` a magnet locatcd'at one side ot' said slidewav. :reap overlying the slideway opposite said magnet. a trap pivotallv snspended across `said slidewa'v. and means 'for operating. the vending slide.

1H. vending inachne including a case having a coin slot. a vcnding ;slide spaced from said coin slot and having an opening with a lipped `groove in each wall thereot forming a slidewav to guide the movements of a coin from said coin slot. a clearing lover forming a portion ot'one of the. lips of said slidewav. nieaiis for operating the. lever. and means for operating the vending slide.

19. A Ivending machine. inelin'ling a case having' a coin slot, a. vending slide having an opening with slots iii each side wall thereoie forming a lipped groove constituting a slideviav fo'giiide the movements oi a coin from said coin slot. a pivotalliY iiioiinted lever i'orn'iing a portion otlv the lip-on one side of said slidewav. means i'or n'ioving the lover on its pivot, and means for operating tho vending slide..

20. it vending machine including a caseV having a coin Slot, a vending slide contain' ing a sliileivaiT to guide the movements of a coin from said coin slot. a lever pivotallv mounted on the. vcnr'ling'slide and forming a erating the latter.

21. A vending machine including a case having a part with a coin slot therein and a groove in itsl side walls. a front removahlv secured to the case and containing a coin tray with tianges projecting into said grooves, and vending mechanism located* within the ease and including means for dclivei'ing a coin from the coin slot to said lcoin tray.

22. A vending machine comprising a case including a cover having a coin slot therein and a groove in its side walls. a front piece secured in place h v said cov and havingl a tra)l extending from its hack iace and anden lYin(r Said coin slot. said trav ha viner flanges t h h located in said grooves. means for securing the. cover in place, and vending mechanism located within the case to guide a coin from Said coin slot to said trav.

25B. vending inaehim comprising a ease including a front plate. means for securing. the front plate. said vcase having groin-'es in its sido walls. a cover secured in place h v said Jront plate. a trout piece secured in place hysaid cover. the latter having a eoin slot, a coin tray rigidlyy secured to and projecting from the 4hack face of said front piece and having flanges located in said grooves, and vending mechanism within the case to conduct a` coin from said coin slot to said tray.

E24. A. vending machine including a hox, a hase slidablv 'mounted therein und having cross hars with an openingr therehetween, a slide movahlymounted on the hase and including cross pieces and side pieces with an opening between said side pieces within which opening, one of` the cross hars is l0- cated` a push rod slidalile within said cross d hars of the hase and a cross piece oi the supporting slide. :i spring mounted upon the push rod within the -inclosure fori-ned he tween said cross har on the hase and :i cross piece on the slide` andan ejector secured to the slide.

25. A vending machine including a hox, a

hase therein having cross hars with an open-4 ing theri-ihetween. aV supporting slide mounted on the hase and including cross pieces and side pieces with an opening het-Ween said side pieces within which opening one. of the cross pieoes of said siiTiporti-ngslide is located` a push rod slidalil),r mounted within said cross hars and a cross piece on the hase and supporting sliileea spring niountedupon ably mounted on the base and, including;l a cross piece und side pieces, the'. lutter spaced apart to provide un opening therebetween, one of said cross pieces xtendin across Suid openin, a push` rod siidable within the cross bars o he bas and cross-pieces of thev supporting slide, a pin extending throiuah-` the push rod and adapted to rest against 

